Putting public art to the test

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Dole Svenby's "Captive" (in the median across from Josh and John's Ice Cream) vs. the foot of God that descends from the clouds in Monthy Python movies. As touching and metaphorically poignant as Svenby's concrete-box-prison-with-rebar-tree-escaping-from-a-hole-in-the-side may be, the foot of God is just too omnipotent for the "Captive" and crushes it mercilessly in upwards of two seconds.

Now that the new crop of US Bank Art on the Streets has gone public, I decided to put a few to the test. Let's see how they stand up in a Public Art Celebrity Death Match.